5ft tail made from braided 12 gauge wire. covered in blanket batting and stretch velvet fabric with National Fiber Technology 7" black fur for the tuff.Tuff is styled with Got 2b glued hair spray.Tail has a figure 8 wire base that attaches to a separate belt on my lower hips giving the illusion that is attached to me and not my pants.

This is for a cosplay i am work on completing for NYCCFrom Blue Exorcist

Thanks so much for letting us know how you put this together. I'll be making my own Rin tail this year for a convention, and this was super helpful. I saw the way your tail moved on your YouTube vid, it was perfect and I wanted one that moved like that (set pose, but still swishy).

I hope braiding wire isn't that hard. I have 14 gauge wire, but it seems like it'll be a pain to work with, so I'll get 12 gauge like you did. Batting and stretch velvet will be easy, since I work at a fabric store. I might have to do something different for the tail tuft though, cause that fabric you used is hella expensive and kinda tricky to get Looks awesome though. We don't have very good fur where I work. I might try sewing wig wefts into the tip of the tail instead, and trimming/styling as necessary. Did that for a horse tail once, and it came out pretty awesome.

Wow, you are getting totally bombarded with questions. No surprise, though, because this tail looks awesome.

Now, for mine. xD I went to the National Fiber Technology website to see if I could order myself some fur, but they only do over-the-phone orders, apparently. If I were to try to order some fur for my own tail, which kind should I order, and how much? You say it's a 7 in. black fur, but I have a feeling that won't be specific enough for them. Do you remember how much you ordered, and about how much it cost?

Ah! Thank you very, very much! ^_^ I've never made a tail before, so I'm very nervous about buying the nice stuff...but sometimes, you have to just jump in! It looks very nice on your tail so I'm going to (carefully) give it my best shot.

Sorry for asking so many questions (isn't that crafty) erm when it comes to fur, in my case wool roving, would I just sew a straight stitch with it between the fabric to keep in place... or is there another magical way?

Hey! Could I get a commission from you for the tail? I'm really interested. I will be cosplaying Rin soon at an upcoming convention and I've tried numerous times to make my own.. e.e.. It just won't work for me. Making a tail is like Rin Okumura keeping a job.

Out of curiosity, did you use aluminum/floral wire? I've tried using a braided technique with both 2 and 3 strands of aluminum floral wire, and even the slightest bit of stuffing or fabric seems to weigh the whole thing down. Always seems to lose it's bounce after a couple of steps and starts dragging.

Well i say when i saw your video, where this tail was i was really amazed, cause it looked so realistic and like it had it's own will or something. I can't explain it. But yeah i love your work and all!<3

Blue Exorcist! So cool! I like the series, but sadly don't like any of the outfits enough to want to make them. If you need to meet up with anyone or drop stuff off, you can use my artist alley table as a rendezvous (just don't stand in front with all your awesomeness and block customers, I'll shoo you away!)

lol mega thankies XD i remember the rules from Katsu i shall not block thee table of flowery jewels *bows* I really am excited for this convention and just figured out how to use the flickering tea lights in my cosplay! wootz